Organisational approaches

In this section you will find information and resources from across the sector to help your organisation formulate its response and digital approach to the COVID-19 crisis. We showcase examples of internal processes and external results, helping you to learn from your peers.

These offer only some examples of ideas and initiatives from across our sector at this time and we are keen to highlight more. If you have more ideas and examples please share them with us.

Impact of the corona crisis on museums in Europe

NEMO has carried out a survey to look at how the situation has impacted museum budgets and operations, how museums cope in these times, how they re-organise their structures and offer new services to their audiences. Read the results and recommendations

Digital transformation in the time of COVID-19

As COVID-19 changes and challenges the cultural heritage sector, the importance of building capacity for digital transformation is clearer than ever. Europeana has developed a phased project to help us identify and shape a capacity-building framework based on the needs of our sector.

Culture of Solidarity Fund

The Culture of Solidarity Fund from the European Cultural Foundation, in partnership with other foundations, is looking to support imaginative cultural initiatives - big or small - that reinforce solidarity and the notion of Europe as a shared public space in response to the current crisis and its aftershocks.

Effect of Covid-19 on Creative Europe and the European CCS

Organisations from around Europe, including Europeana Foundation have co-signed a letter to the European Commission with proposals to help cope with the impact of COVID-19 on Creative Europe and the European Cultural and Creative Sectors

Europa Nostra Agora

EuropaNostra have created a virtual platform to share and promote digital best practices related to culture and cultural heritage from across Europe and the world, including a weekly newsletter to sign up to

Using Scenarios to plan responses to COVID-19

American Alliance of Museums provide 3 different scenarios to read, download and follow to help you plan responses to crises now and in the future

ICOM Covid-19 resources

ICOM's resource hub includes advocacy, recommendations and survey's and data to help you and your organisation

Digital accessibility - a call to action

Drake Music provide some tips and resources to help you make digital versions of your work accessible for all of your audiences

Response resources for visitor attractions

Dexibit provide a variety of resources to help you respond in a time of crisis

8 essential things museums are providing

Museum Computer Network with a lowdown on creative ways museums are providing essential relief at the moment

Museums delivering value online

Kajsa Hartig from Västernorrlands museum reflects on a series of interviews with colleagues around the world on creating value online

Practical advice for your organisation

NCVO have a number of resources, guidance and advice for charities, voluntary organisations and volunteers

Culture without a physical presence: the digital alternatives

DEN, the knowledge institute for digitisation in the culture sector, have compiled guidance and resources from across the sector

Empathetic audience engagement

Peak Experience Lab offer three stages for rethinking your organisation's approach to audience engagement

How digital helps you manage impact

Watch Charity Digital's webinar showcasing tools, resources and strategies charities can put place to help manage the impact of COVID-19

Culture in the time of Corona

The Audience Agency's COVID-19 hub has practical advice, free long-term planning resources, offers and support services, and free digital skills webinars

NEMO webinars

NEMO's free webinars include international museum experts giving talks about current museum topics, challenges and approaches

Impact of COVID-19 on the sector

Ongoing Wikipedia article on the impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on the arts and cultural heritage.

American Alliance of Museum COVID-19 resources

Resources, news and events to spark thought and plan through COVID-19

#CreativeEuropeAtHome

Creative Europe have set up a hashtag to help beneficiaries of the Creative Europe Progamme gain greater awareness during COVID-19

Culture & COVID-19: Impact and Response Tracker

To address the profound impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on the culture sector, UNESCO has launched a weekly “Culture & COVID-19: Impact and Response Tracker” to provide an overview of the rapidly evolving situation.

The Art Newspaper coronavirus resources

Features, news, analysis and resources for GLAM institutions as they face the COVID-19 crisis, from The Art Newspaper journal.

Museum digital initiatives during the coronavirus pandemic

A map resource which aims to show the digital initatives undertaken by museums during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Attribution for images: Creator, Sebastiaan Ter Burg; Institution, Europeana Foundation; Country, Netherlands; CC BY 2.0